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Over to a chilly looking Russia where Scrabble-proof Zarya Krasnoznamensk's first team played a training ground game against their youth side. Maxim Ivaschuk scores a cracking Scorpion Kick although it's tough to take it too seriously since he appears to be wearing pyjamas. The less said about the very Russian soundtrack, the better.This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's ...

A survey carried out by the Football Supporters’ Federation has shown that fans have a “relatively positive perception” of the police’s role in football. The FSF has also backed the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) “three pronged” policing strategy to tackle football-related disorder.This strategy includes, firstly, empowering “non-risk” supporters to persuade them that the authorities ...

The Football Supporters’ Federation’s Safe Standing Campaign is back in the news thanks to a stream of clubs (see below) who have come out in support of the FSF’s plans and an MP’s Early Day Motion (EDM) in Parliament calling for safe standing trials to be allowed.It’s great news but the FSF also needs action from fans too. Words alone are not enough – please visit: www.fsf.org.uk/campaigns/safest...

The FSF and our National Council have called an EGM on Sunday 18th November 2012 at the National Football Centre, St George's Park, Burton (2.30pm-4.30pm). To register or read more please follow this link.

Surrey County Cricket Club will restage the first FA Cup final between the Wanderers and the Royal Engineers at the Oval, home of the competition’s inaugural final 140 years ago. The match will take place on Wednesday 7th November and money will be donated to the Haig Housing Trust, the Royal British Legion and other local football charities.Both the Wanderers and the Royal Engineers still compete...

Goalkeeper scores late equaliser from corner is a perennial And Finally... favourite so we make no apologies for including this action from the Mexican Cup final on Wednesday. Dorados keeper Alfredo Frausto's 91st minute volley is pretty nifty and took the game to extra time where they beat second division Correcaminos UAT on pens.This news story was originally sent via Fan Mail - the FSF's we...

Crystal Palace are the latest club to back the Football Supporters’ Federation’s (FSF) Standing Campaign with co-chairman Steve Browett saying he “fully supports the introduction of a pilot scheme to test safe standing in our football stadiums.”Speaking to local newspaper the Croydon Advertiser, Mr Browett added: “It would appear to me that rail seating could be a safer option, as it is already us...

A major new campaign has been launched by the Football Supporters' Federation (FSF) in conjunction with Roger Godsiff MP and backed by a number of high profile football clubs including Aston Villa and Peterborough United. The campaign calls on the Government to allow small-scale trials of new safe standing areas in the Premier League and Championship. Get involved and support the Safe Standing Cam...

And finally... is normally our space for own goals and comedy mishaps but today we thought we'd take a different tact. It's an important time for the Safe Standing Campaign and we're hosting a video which shows just how it works. They say a picture paints a thousand words and the video shows that safe standing does not mean a return to the dark days of the 80s with vast, crumbling terraces and let...

After a weekend in which football teams throughout England and Wales have demonstrated their support for the anti-racist cause, and when a number of players have expressed their frustration at how recent high-profile incidents have been handled, the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) re-affirms our commitment to campaigning to combat racism and all other forms of discrimination within football....